News about Military
With Islamists gone, Somali displaced make fragile recovery
Afgoye was once a byword for misery; controlled by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab fighters, the region, long hit by famine, was dubbed the world's largest camp for displaced people.
03 August 2012
Russia in talks on 'Cuba, Vietnam' naval bases: admiral
Russia is holding talks about opening naval bases in Moscow's Soviet-era allies Cuba and Vietnam as well as the Seychelles.
29 July 2012
US admiral says raid was 'easiest' part of bin Laden op
The US military raid that killed Osama bin Laden was the "easiest" of three steps that led to the Al-Qaeda chief's death, the special forces commander who supervised the clandestine mission has said.
28 July 2012
Chelakh withdrew his plea of guilty
Vladislav Chelakh suspected of murdering 15 fellow militarymen at Arkankergen border post has withdrawn his plea of guilty.
26 July 2012
US soldiers punished over Colombia prostitution scandal
Ten US military personnel involved in the prostitution scandal that overshadowed President Barack Obama's trip to a regional summit in April in Colombia have been punished but not dismissed.
21 July 2012
Leaks have caused 'damage' to US security: lawmaker
Top US military officials believe recent high-profile leaks of classified information have caused "damage" to national security operations, US lawmakers said Thursday after a closed-door hearing.
20 July 2012
Kim eyes reform in purge of N. Korea old guard: analysts
North Korea's young leader has been purging older generals in an attempt to curb the power of the 1.2-million-strong military and potentially open the way for economic reforms, analysts said Thursday.
19 July 2012
Clinton urges Egypt's military to support transition
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Sunday with Egypt's top military leader urging him to support a transition to civilian rule amid fears that the promise of hard-won freedoms could be slipping away.
16 July 2012
Afghan wedding suicide attack kills prominent MP
A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter's wedding party in the north of the country Saturday.
14 July 2012
Probe finds 'shocking' abuse in Australian military
A damning report on the Australian military Tuesday detailed 24 allegations of rape that never went to trial and other claims that Defence Minister Stephen Smith admitted would "shock" people.
11 July 2012
US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton
The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014.
07 July 2012
Obama hails Americans, military on Fourth of July
President Barack Obama hailed the selfless dedication of the US military's "9/11 generation," on a scorchingly hot July 4 holiday Wednesday as Americans gathered to celebrate Independence Day.
07 July 2012
Kazakhstan Cobras highly appreciated at SCO military training
Representatives of SCO member-countries highly appreciated the Cobra vehicles brought to Tajikistan by Kazakhstan's military unit for training.
20 June 2012
Trainings of peacekeeping forces of CSTO will be held in September in Kazakhstan
Trainings of peacekeeping forces of countries of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be held in September in Kazakhstan.
14 June 2012
Russian Navy and marines are ready to defend Caspian oil sites from terrorists
A group of ships from Caspian navy was put to sea for training focused on defense of oil sites from terrorist attacks in late May.
13 June 2012
Atambayev expressed condolences to Nazarbayev on murder of border guards
Kyrgyzstan President expressed condolences to Nursultan Nazarbayev in relation to the tragic deaths of Kazakhstan militarymen.
05 June 2012
Lukashenko sent condolences to Nazarbayev on the tragedy at Arkankergen post
President of Belarus sent Kazakhstan President his condolences in relation to the deaths of the militarymen at Arkankergen frontier post.
05 June 2012
Majilis deputies to transfer one-day salary to families of murdered border guards
Majilis deputies will transfer one-day salary to help the families of the border guards murdered at Arkankergen frontier post in Almaty oblast.
05 June 2012
Last border guard of Arkankergen post found alive
The last of the 15 border guards of Arkankergen frontier post in Almaty oblast has been found alive.
05 June 2012
Nazarbayev announced national mourning over murdered border guards
The militarymen died on duty at the border of our country while ensuring peace and security of all the Kazakhstan citizens: Nazarbayev.
04 June 2012